Sandra K. Danziger Collegiate Professor of Social Work
My interests are in developing more knowledge to reduce violence against children and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), with the aim of improving child and family well-being. It is my hope that a better understanding of how to reduce violence against children, and how to reduce ACEs, will contribute to a better understanding of how to improve mental health and well-being across the lifespan. In this research I try to understand the family and community origins of aggression, antisocial behavior, anxiety and depression. My current research focuses on parenting and child development in international context. I try to understand these issues within the context of current conversations about children’s rights.
A particular focus of my work has been to examine the outcomes of physical punishment. Working closely with many colleagues, we have shown that physical punishment is associated with a wide variety of negative outcomes, even when used minimally, or when used in ostensibly “normative” ways.
I teach courses mostly in the area of statistics, quantitative methods and data visualization.
Many of these publications are available from Deep Blue.
This research is conducted in collaboration with colleagues Shawna Lee, Julie Ma, Kaitlin Ward, Garrett Pace, and Jorge Cuartas.
Figure 1: Locations of Countries in MICS
“Adverse childhood experiences and spanking have similar associations with early behavior problems”
“Unpacking the impact of adverse childhood experiences on adult mental health”
Figure 2: Country Level Bans on Corporal Punishment
Culturally Grounded Strategies for Suicide and Alcohol Risk Prevention Delivered by Rural Alaska Native Communities: A Dynamic Wait‐listed Design Evaluation of the Qungasvik Intervention.
Andrew Grogan-Kaylor